My dear Friends :

The Japan Cup is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. Conducted on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo 12.00 Noon in Indian Standard Time ) at a distance of 2400 meters (about ?1 1/2 miles) run under weight for age conditions with a maximum of 18 horses on turf (grass). With a purse of ¥476 million (about US $5.8 million), the Japan Cup is one of the richest races in the world.[1]
The Japan Cup is an invitational event. During a relatively short history, the race has established itself as an international contest with winners from Japan, North America, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Germany and Italy.

The Japan Racing Association established the Japan Cup as an international invitational race in order for local racehorses to have the opportunity to compete against horses of an international calibre and to promote goodwill within the racing community worldwide.

Boom Time – Melbourne Cup participant Trained by David Hayesfrom Australia will be running in this Race and will be ridden by Jockey Cory Parish
Boom Time will jump from barrier 10 of 17 in Sunday's Grade 1 Japan Cup (2400m). ... Idaho, for Trainer Aidan O'Brien andJockey Ryan Moore, will jump from barrier 14. Moore is one of three MelbourneCup-winning jockeys in the Japan Cup field this year

Race Card : japanracing.jp/en/racing/result/

Source : Racing.com/Racenet.com

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